The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-20
ONERyY MEN.
Thrilling Story Told by A Secret service
Detective.

Soon after the war our bureau was
notiiied that counterfeit 81 and 80
bills were being extensively circulated
In the region about Reading, Pa. was
detailed, together with o companion
named William Madden, to proceed
to Scranton and work up the case.
We soon found that the money was
being foated by gangof six or SEVEN
most OF whom the majority were as
tough cases as Abe Buzzard, OF mod
I'm fame. We struck two leads at
the same time, and while mine led
to Harrisburg, his led into tne mount
ainous country around Pottsville'
which at the time contained some OF
the most lawless miners who ever
handled pick. :,
At Harrisburg I unearthed an old
bird known as "Greenback Charley"
and landed him temporarily behind
the bars. In three or four days was
satisfied that he was the only one OF
the lot in that neighborhood, and |
set out to find Madden from whom l
had not yet heard word. met him
in Reading, and he also had as prison
Or, d man known as "Sly JIM" but
whose real name was Isaac Watson.
He had been brought from Pottsville,
and he was the head and front OF the
showers" No sooner he'd Madden
located Jim, who was the ostensible
owner OF o. saloon in town, than the
fellow slipped out and made his way up
to the mountains, and took quarters
in cabin occupied by an aged woman,
a widow. Madden hung to the scent
until he relocated his game, and at
about DO clock in the afternoon hedrew
near the house. Forty rods away hewas
met by an old woman, who stated that
Jim was in the house and willing to
surrender. Madden should have stop
ped to reflect that some sort OF trap
was being laid for him. II jim was
willing to surrender, why hadn't he
come out and shown himself? What
need OF O. go-between between him and
the officer?
The detective thought OF nothing
but securing his man at once, and he
pushed on without even drawing his
revolver. The outer door was partly
open, and as he entered the house 1t
was shut behind him and he was COW
cred by q revolver in the hands OF the
counterfeiter. Sly Jim had served
Eve years for previous oftense. He
reasoned that the officer had him dead
to rights on the new case, and that he
would probably be Settled" for ten
or fifteen years. This prospect had
made him desperate, and he had de-
termined on desperate thing.
"Sit down over there! hecommand-
cd, and the helpless officer obeyed.
"Now, then" continued Jim, "what
do you want OF meP"
ITO arrest you for uttering counter
felt money"
Got any, proois''
"Well, that settles it. Pdrather die
than 60 back to prison, but you shall
die with me, could kill you and skip,
but I'd be run down and hung. Well
60 togetherl"
On q table In the roofn was O fifty
pound keg OF powder, and leading in
to il was four minute fuse. Jim
walked across the table, covered the
officer anew and lighted the end OF the
fuse with the remark:
"In four minutes we'll be in h--lll
il you make move from that chair
ri have to send you on ahead alittle
soonerl"
Il think III wait and 60 with you'll"
coolly replied Madden, "and If you've
no objections I'll take out my watch
and call time" -,
"That will be a good idea," said
Jim, and out came the watch and the
detective called out:
Ten secondsl Fliteenl Twenty.
Thirtyl" and so on.
Nobody will never know what hap
pened to u.s." remarked Jim as the
frs. minute was nearly gone.
but they'll mix up the scraps and
probably bury portion OF me along
with you. That's the only thing
care about"
"Well, i always was fond OF good
company" retorted Jim.
When two minutes mad passed the
detective began to softly wh''tle to
to himself.
at will come mighty sudden when
it comes" observed Jim as he crossed
his legs. -,
"Yes, we won't know what hurt u.s."
whats the time now"
"Oh, we've got over q minute yet"
Don't you wish you hadn't come"
mo, sirl l was bound to have you
or die with you"
THAT'S the sortl It's some honor
to die with such man as you. The
fuse is getting pretty short"